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Ardent Guard

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
9 - 14 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.4 damage per second)
+4 Strength
+6 Stamina
+4 Dodge
+1 Versatility
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 86 gold62 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic One-Handed Sword, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Anub'arak in Trial of the Crusader.

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Where it comes from
DropAnub'arak in Trial of the Crusader10 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 23g 32s 16c. In MoP Classic it is item level 245, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 23g 32s 16c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up86g 62s 3c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up23g 32s 16c
MoP Classic24580EpicBinds when picked up23g 32s 16c
Ardent Guard Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Ardent Guard is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 11973. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Crusader's Glory

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Ardent Guard Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Ardent Guard Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Ardent Guard Fits

Other Items Named Ardent Guard

2 other items in the current build are also called Ardent Guard. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

  • Ardent Guard ID 47899 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35
  • Ardent Guard ID 171604 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 60

Items That Share Ardent Guard's Icon

Ardent Guard uses icon file 251962, which 6 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

  • Ardent Guard ID 47899 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35
  • Mortalis ID 47518 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35
  • Spellharvest ID 48701 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35
  • Ardent Guard ID 171604 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 60

Items Numbered Next to Ardent Guard

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 48044 (48039 to 48049) were usually added in the same batch as Ardent Guard: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Ardent Guard Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 48044 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
433 gold10 silver
Vendor sell price
86 gold62 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
8 / 8193 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.